Edwin Foster Coddington
Edwin Foster Coddington
Born	(1870-06-24)June 24, 1870
Died	December 21, 1950(1950-12-21) (aged 80)
Known for	Co-discovered Comet 1898 VII and three asteroids
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy,astrometry

Edwin Foster Coddington (June 24, 1870 – December 21, 1950) was an Americanastronomer and discoverer ofastronomical objects.^[2]

He co-discovered thecometC/1898 L1 (Coddington-Pauly), also known by the older designation Comet 1898 VII. He also discovered 3asteroids,^[1] and thegalaxy IC 2574 inUrsa Major, which later became known as "Coddington's Nebula".^[3]

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  Coddington's Nebula (IC 2574) discovered by Coddington in 1898^[4]
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  C/1898 L1 (Coddington–Pauly) discovered by Coddington on 10 June 1898

• Works by or about Edwin Foster Coddington at theInternet Archive
• Portrait of Edwin Foster Coddington from the Lick Observatory Records Digital Archive, UC Santa Cruz Library's Digital CollectionsArchived 2015-05-20 at theWayback Machine

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